The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019
1h 53m
7.9

7.9/10

1,847 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History
Overview

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Participant BBC Film BFI Potboiler Productions
Production Countries
Malawi United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
Chichewa; Nyanja English

Keywords

africa windmill based on true story family power struggle water for life challenge for change dedicated ingenuity dedication struggle for independence the ingenious one

Quick Facts

Release Date February 14, 2019
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt7533152
Website Visit Site

Cast

Maxwell Simba
Maxwell Simba

William Kamkwamba

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor

Trywell Kamkwamba

Aïssa Maïga
Aïssa Maïga

Agnes Kamkwamba

Lily Banda
Lily Banda

Annie Kamkwamba

Joseph Marcell
Joseph Marcell

Chief Wembe

Lemogang Tsipa
Lemogang Tsipa

Mike Kachigunda

Philbert Falakeza
Philbert Falakeza

Gilbert Wimbe

Noma Dumezweni
Noma Dumezweni

Edith Sikelo

Khalani Makunje
Khalani Makunje

Daniel Ngwata

Robert Agengo
Robert Agengo

Jeremiah Kamkwamba

Felix Lemburgo
Felix Lemburgo

John Kamkwamba

Raymond Ofula
Raymond Ofula

Mr. Ofesi

Key Crew

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Director
Andrea Calderwood
Producer
Gail Egan
Producer
Compton Ross
Executive Producer
Natascha Wharton
Executive Producer
Joe Oppenheimer
Executive Producer
Mario Zvan
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer